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FAQ 8.40 How do I avoid zombies on a Unix system?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

About perl closure.

I have little idea about what are closures for perl? Is it just a function maker that returns a reference of subroutine? Could anybody tell me what it is and show me some examples? Thanks in advance!

Shortcut for if(defined($var) && $var ne "") ?

Is there shorter equivalent of if(defined($var) && $var ne "") that doesn't fall for the "0" case, and doesn't produce warning with - w ? Thanks V.M.

FAQ 8.39 How do I set CPU limits?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

TNS 3505 - tnsnames.ora problem

Hi there, hope someone's listening on a Sunday .. Oracle V9.2.0.6 on Solaris 8 I'm trying to configure dataguard and setting up the tnsnames.ora for the primary and standby databases. On the primary database the current tnsnames.ora config for the db in question looks like this : LIVE = (DESCRIPTION =

FAQ 8.27 What's wrong with using backticks in a void context?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

can the script find itself?

I'm running build 813 on 'doze XP/Home. I want my Perl script to determine the directory from which it was run. This is equivalent to retrieving the command line. For example, from a DOS window I type: I want the script to be able to retrieve the string "c:\mydir". There is a Win32 function, Find, that can look for files, but it only

Graph, Math and Stats Online Software

have designed and developed Graphing tools and Math/Stats online software that is available on internet. Most of my visitor are from US academia. The list of programs include the following 1. Graphing Rectangular 2D 2. Graphing Rectangular 3D 3. Graphing Polar 4. Graphing 2D Parametric curves 5. Graphing 3D Parametric curves

FAQ 8.33 Is there a way to hide perl's command line from programs such as "ps"?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Set password for database control

Hi, I need to set password for Database Control. emctl stop dbconsole This command will stop database control. I want to set a password for it, so that it can not be stop without password and not be start without a password. Please help me in it. Oracle Database Version : 10.2.0.2 OS: Solaris